Very few people in America understand the history of America anymore and even fewer understand why we have become the most prosperous nation that the world has even seen.
Others are wary to blend money and religion together, but they are intrinsically related in every culture throughout the world.
America was founded by a Christian people who created a system of government that was designed for a Christian people to live one nation under God. Some argue that our government system is our strength that has led us to great prosperity, but that line of reasoning in more likely wishful thinking. The truth maybe hard to believe for those that don’t believe in God, but nevertheless it’s still the truth.
As we vote for our next president tomorrow, voters are most concern with one issue – the economy. The focus is on the short-term, while the economic crisis we are facing is looking more and more like a long-term problem.
In the long run, the moral climate of a Christian nation will eventually determine its financial climate. America became the most prosperous nation because of it’s moral climate and obedience to God, just as God has blessed other nations throughout history. This rule is not determined by a nation’s government structure or legal system or military might.
The rules of God's economy have been given to nations that have choosen to worship the God of the Bibile. Yet today many think that God will continue blessing our nation financially while it’s moral climate deteriorates. God said IF we obey His commandments, then His blessings will rest upon us and our nation.
There are many examples of God blessing a nation throughout the Bible, but I would like to look at the one in Deuteronomy 28.
(1) “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands … You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country … You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. … You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. ”
(15) “However, if you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands … all these curses will come upon you and overtake you. … You will sow much seed in the field but you will harvest little.”
You see, morality proceeds economy. We cannot vote for economy without regard for morality, because our economy will follow our morality. This process doesn’t happen over night, but in the long run, if we want to turn around the economy, we need to turn around the morality of our nation.
So when you vote, vote with morality as your priority – not economy. God cannot be mocked. He cannot allow a nation that has a Christian heritage to continue to reject Gods commandments without an economic collapse. If He did, He would not be holding true to His word. God would be a liar.